Data Leak Monitoring
Data Leak Monitoring in cybersecurity refers to the process of continuously scanning and analyzing the internet, including the dark web, to detect and respond to any exposure or unauthorized transmission of an organization's sensitive data.
The data can include:
Source code
Credentials
Customer data
Financial information
Intellectual property
Data Leak Monitoring tools typically use a variety of techniques, including:
Keyword-based searches
Regular expression matching
Machine learning
The goal of Data Leak Monitoring is to identify and address data leaks before they can be exploited by malicious actors, thereby preventing data breaches, financial losses, reputational damage, and other negative consequences.
ThreatNG offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities that can significantly aid in data leak monitoring. Its features can be categorized into:
External Discovery and Assessment: ThreatNG excels at discovering and assessing external threats. This includes:
Domain Intelligence: Provides comprehensive insights into an organization’s domain, including DNS records, subdomains, and associated IP addresses.
Sensitive Code Exposure: Scans public code repositories to identify exposed credentials, API keys, and other sensitive information.
Cloud and SaaS Exposure: Detects cloud services and SaaS applications in use by the organization, highlighting potential data leaks.
Online Sharing Exposure: Monitors online code-sharing platforms for any organizational presence that could indicate a data leak.
Dark Web Presence: Identifies mentions of the organization on the dark web, including leaked credentials and data.
Reporting: ThreatNG offers detailed reports on various aspects of data leak monitoring, including:
Prioritized Reports: Highlights the most critical data leaks and vulnerabilities.
Security Ratings: Provides an overall security rating based on the identified risks.
Inventory Reports: Lists all discovered assets and potential data leak points.
Continuous Monitoring: ThreatNG provides continuous monitoring of the external threat landscape, ensuring that any new data leaks are quickly identified and addressed.
Investigation Modules: ThreatNG offers a variety of investigation modules to help security teams delve deeper into potential data leaks. These include:
Domain Investigation: Provides detailed information about a domain, including its registration details, DNS records, and associated IP addresses.
Email Intelligence: Analyzes email security measures and identifies potential email-related data leaks.
Social Media Monitoring: Tracks social media platforms for mentions of the organization and potential data leaks.
Sensitive Code Exposure Analysis: Examines exposed code repositories for sensitive information and API keys.
Intelligence Repositories: ThreatNG maintains a vast repository of threat intelligence, including:
Dark web data: Provides insights into leaked credentials, data breaches, and other threats.
Compromised credentials: Maintains a database of compromised credentials to identify potential account takeovers.
Ransomware events and groups: Tracks ransomware attacks and groups to help organizations prepare for potential threats.
Known vulnerabilities: Maintains a database of known vulnerabilities to help organizations assess their risk.
ThreatNG can also work seamlessly with complementary solutions to enhance data leak monitoring capabilities. For instance, it can integrate with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to provide a centralized view of all security events. It can also integrate with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) to enrich its threat intelligence data.
Examples of ThreatNG in action:
ThreatNG could identify a leaked API key on a public code repository, allowing the organization to revoke the key before it can be misused.
ThreatNG could detect a mention of the organization on a dark web forum discussing a potential data breach, enabling the organization to investigate and take proactive measures.
ThreatNG could identify a misconfigured cloud storage bucket exposing sensitive data, allowing the organization to secure the bucket and prevent a data leak.
By combining its external discovery, assessment, reporting, continuous monitoring, investigation modules, and intelligence repositories, ThreatNG provides a robust solution for data leak monitoring, helping organizations protect their sensitive data and prevent costly breaches.
